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Kettering University’s Team Bulldogs won the 2026 ACC-Quanser Self-Driving Car Student Competition. In this webinar, the presenters will share their journey and experiences throughout the competition, from their initial motivation to participate to team formation, student recruitment, team organization, task allocation, communication, workflows, evaluations, and continuous improvement. The presenters will also discuss the challenges they encountered along the way and the strategies they adopted to overcome them. The webinar will conclude with key lessons learned and insights from their experience, offering valuable guidance and inspiration to students interested in participating in the upcoming competition at the ACC 2027.
Presenter’s Bio
Dr. Girma Tewolde
Dr. Girma Tewolde is a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Kettering University with several years of teaching and research experience. He is the director of the Autonomous and Connected Mobility (ACM) Lab. His research activities and interests are in embedded computer systems and applications, intelligent mobile robotics, autonomous driving, ML/AL, indoor positioning, and vehicular communications (V2X). He has published more than 50 conference and journal papers. Dr. Tewolde is also active in STEM outreach activities by developing and offering summer camps for K-12 students to inspire them to the fields of computer engineering.
Frank Tilli
Frank Tilli graduated from Kettering University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and an MSE degree in Computer Engineering. He worked in several co-ops throughout his time as an undergraduate, at companies such as Bosch and MAHLE. He co-authored a research paper about using AI in clinical trials with one of his undergraduate professors. During his time as a graduate student, he worked as a research assistant for Dr. Tewolde, which helped him get exposed to the Quanser Self-Driving Car platform and the ACC Competition. After having graduated, Frank is currently working as an Embedded Software Engineer for Caterpillar.
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